Biota

Reptiles & Amphibians

NOTES:

Species listed. Unless otherwise noted, species names are according to Crother (2012). Following the main list is a list of species reported in the ‘Observed and Expected Fauna’ in the 1999 EIR but not confirmed by observation.

‘CP’ links will return all photographs of the listed taxon in the CalPhotos, Digital Library Project database. As indicated above, some of these taxa may not, in fact, occur on the BFS. Note that you must check the stipulations with each photograph for permissible uses of the CalPhotos images.

Originally reported as Cnemidophorus tigris multiscutatus; however, in 2001 the coastal Southern California species was assigned to C. t. stejnegeri, and in 2003 the species was assigned to genus Aspidoscelis. The Field Station Manual reported the whiptail on the BFS as C. t. mundus (now A. t. munda), but this identification is almost certainly in error — see range map.

Frogs & Toads:

Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Previously reported as Bufo boreas halophilus. The genus Bufo was recently determined to be paraphyletic; North American toads are now placed in Anaxyrus. The subspecies pallida is no longer recognized.

Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Some of the reptiles and amphibians were photographed at the BFS. Additional photographs taken elsewhere have been generously provided to the BFS by Claremont Colleges faculty, students, and staff, and additional photographers.

Committee on Standard and Scientific Names, B.I. Crother, Committee Chair. 2012. Scientific and Standard English and French Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding., 7th ed. Herpetological Circular No. 39. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.